With more than a decade of experience, Barjouth Aguilar is the Head of the Global Sustainability Program and Foundation Officer at Flex, a $24B diversified global manufacturer. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing the sustainability program office in partnership with a variety of area owners, driving reporting and disclosure activities, and leading non-profit engagements through the Flex Foundation, the company’s charity arm. Joining Flex in 2011, Ms. Aguilar has heavily shaped Flex’s sustainability program since its inception. She was part of the initial team that consolidated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) elements into a centralized Corporate Social & Environmental Responsibility program. Since then, she has played an instrumental role in transforming the sustainability function into an integrated, measurable program, spanning multiple facets of the business. Ms. Aguilar helped develop and launch Flex’s 2030 sustainability targets, the company’s most ambitious and comprehensive set of goals to date. During her tenure, Ms. Aguilar has significantly contributed to Flex achieving several milestones, including aligning its strategy to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, publishing the company’s first sustainability report, and gaining acceptance into the Science Based Targets initiative, among others. Her deep reporting expertise has led the company to earn improved scores from various ranking and rating agencies, including DJSI, Sustainalytics, MSCI, CDP, and EcoVadis. Additionally, under her leadership, the Flex Foundation has benefited around 100 non-profit organizations across 20 countries in the last six years. Prior to Flex, Ms. Aguilar held roles at Sanmina, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Ms. Aguilar holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business from the University of Guadalajara and a master’s degree in Marketing with a focus on strategy from Tecnológico de Monterey.

Morgan Bodell is an Associate Director on S&P Global’s Situational Analytics team, assisting companies with ESG benchmarking and targeting, as well as issuers considering significant changes, such as M&A activity, spin-offs, and capital allocation policy adjustments. Additionally, she works with banking and exchange partners to help with their clients’ overall investor outreach strategy.  Prior to the creation of the Situational Analytics team, Morgan worked as an investor targeting specialist. She graduated from Fairfield University with a degree in Finance and International Business, and currently serves as president of the University’s NYC alumni association.

Paul Koppel is the Firm’s Head of ERISA. He regularly advises clients regarding a broad range of ERISA and executive compensation matters, including ERISA issues for alternative investment funds and financial institutions, advising fund sponsors on the application of ERISA to funds that include retirement plan investments and advising private equity funds and hedge funds on the issues that arise in connection with pension plan investors, and advising on compliance with ERISA’s fiduciary requirements when ERISA plan assets are being managed.

Paul has represented clients before federal government agencies, including the Department of Labor, the SEC, the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Cynthia is Senior Vice President of Sustainability for JLL. In this capacity, she is responsible for elevating JLL’s
sustainability program, Building a Better Tomorrow, embedding it broadly throughout the business and driving
meaningful impact with and through JLL’s clients. Cynthia joined the company in 2015 to work with clients to design
and deliver effective sustainability strategies and initiatives that help achieve their goals.

Having working in the public, private and non-profit sectors, Curtis was previously Senior Advisor for policy &
engagement for Ceres, a non-profit advocating for a sustainable economy through a network of investors and
businesses. She also served as Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at CA Technologies, where she
successfully extended the scope of the company’s sustainability initiatives, increased employee engagement and
established a governance structure inclusive of oversight by the Board of Directors.

Cynthia is a founding advisor of CrowdComfort, a member of the Host Committee for GreenBuild 2017, co-founder
of the Wellesley Interfaith Environmental Group, and chair of the Wellesley Village Church Energy Committee. She
earned an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BA from Boston College. She lives in the
Boston area in one of the region’s first gold LEED-certified residences.

Sudi is a VP in the ESG Advisory practice at Corbin Advisors. In this role, Sudi leverages his 15+ years of experience in Capital Markets and ESG to advise companies on developing strategies and communications that integrate value creation, innovation, and sustainability. Prior to joining Corbin, he was the founder-consultant at Guru Advisory, LLC, which provided data-backed advisory at the nexus of Investor Relations and ESG. In prior roles he built and managed two profitable businesses targeting issuer clients in North and South America at IHS Markit (part of S&P).

Sudi has advised IROs and C-suite in three continents and has collaborated with colleagues across four. He has authored thought leadership and has been an invited speaker conferences in North and South America.

Sudi is an FSA (SASB) credential holder and has an MBA from the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester.

Gabrielle Wolf is a Director of Innisfree M&A Incorporated. Ms. Wolf advises companies and investors on all aspects of shareholder engagement, with a focus on proxy contests, shareholder activism, hostile and friendly acquisitions, contested shareholder meetings, ESG and other proxy solicitation matters.
Prior to joining Innisfree, Ms. Wolf was an attorney specializing in mergers and acquisitions at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she represented public companies in connection with preparing for and successfully defending against shareholder activists engaging in contested proxy solicitations, unsolicited acquisition proposals and other contests for corporate control. At Skadden, Ms. Wolf also advised clients on M&A transactions and corporate governance matters.
Ms. Wolf graduated magna cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University, with a B.A. in American History and a minor in Germanic Studies, and earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar as well as a Note Editor for the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. Ms. Wolf is a member of The Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Renee is the Senior Vice President for Investor Relations and Treasurer at Valmont Industries. In this role, Ms.
Campbell leads both the investor relations and treasury functions to support the Company’s long-term growth
strategy, including investor communications, ESG, capital allocation and capital structure, treasury operations, cash
management and risk management.

Prior to rejoining Valmont in September 2017 as Director of Investor Relations, Ms. Campbell was Director of
Corporate Treasury at Intrado, formerly West Corporation, and Vice President of Global Cash Operations at ACI
Worldwide. Prior to that, she spent 20 years with Valmont in various segment and corporate roles of increasing
responsibility and leadership in finance and treasury. Ms. Campbell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Chris is a systems-thinking data driven ESG Leader dedicated to helping OneTrust achieve true net positive impacts across its scope of influence. Chris has a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Drexel University, and a Masters in Sustainability Leadership from Arizona State University’s College of Global Futures and has worked in global EHS And Sustainability roles across a wide variety of manufacturing industries and organizations.

Sandy Peters, CFA, is head of financial reporting policy and serves as spokesperson for CFA Institute to key financial reporting standard setters including the IASB, FASB, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. She holds the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.

Sarah Jones is global head of corporate at Clifford Chance and is the Head of our global Consumer Goods group. Sarah has extensive experience in advising multinational corporations on high profile, complex, cross-border M&A in particular in the consumer goods sector.
Sarah regularly provides advice on the establishment and ongoing conduct of joint ventures in a wide variety of industries.
Sarah has been a partner with the firm since 2001 and has been based in its New York office since 2006. She is admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales and to the New York Bar.

Amanda is Vice President of ESG and Corporate Affairs at The AZEK Company. The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE: AZEK) is the industry-leading designer and manufacturer of beautiful, low maintenance and environmentally sustainable outdoor living products, including TimberTech® decking, Versatex® and AZEK Trim® and StruXure pergolas.

Prior to the AZEK company, Amanda lead Solebury Trout’s ESG practice, and served as Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations & ESG Reporting at Hannon Armstrong (NYSE: HASI), a leading investor in climate change solutions. She joined Hannon Armstrong in 2012, prior to its initial public offering, and was responsible for the development and execution of the company’s investor relations strategy as well as creating and implementing ESGrelated strategies, policies and communications. This resulted in a significant increase in ownership by ESG-oriented investors and broad recognition of Hannon Armstrong’s ESG leadership in the public capital markets.

During her seven-year tenure at Hannon Armstrong, Amanda participated in raising over $1 billion in the public capital markets. Notably, she built an award-winning investor relations program, garnering the 2019 Best Overall Investor Relations (Small Cap) Award and was a finalist for Best ESG Reporting at the IR Magazine 2019 U.S. Awards. She was also a
finalist for the 2018 Rising Star of Investor Relations award.

Amanda holds a bachelor of business administration, cum laude, from Loyola University Maryland and a master of science in investor relations from Fordham University. She has served as a member of the ESG working groups for both the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Bruce is responsible for delivering technical advice to investors on MSCI’s Climate Solutions tools and data sets for investment decision making, risk management, reporting and engagement.  His previous work experience includes Climate Change Investment Research, Institutional Portfolio Management and Wealth Management, as well as E&S Risk assessments at firms such as Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie and SICM.  His work has covered various themes including clean tech, real estate, water, and agricultural-based investment strategies as well as ESG/SRI strategies.  He also serves as a Trustee and Chair of the Finance Committee of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation, and previously was a Member of the Board of the US SIF, Board Member and Treasurer of Confluence Philanthropy, and as a trustee and member of the finance committee of the Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation. Bruce earned a PhD in Land Resources from University of Wisconsin, Madison, an MS in Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures from Auburn University, and a BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut.

Richard Gluckselig is an Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an S&P 500 biotechnology company headquartered in New York whose mission is to help patients with serious diseases. In his role, Richard focuses on disclosure, corporate governance and financing matters, as well as strategic
transactions, shareholder engagement and board support. Previously, Richard worked as a member of the securities and public companies practice group of an international law firm in Manhattan. Richard holds an LL.M. from the University of Michigan.

U-Jin is vice president for business development at Alphasense, an organisation that aims to be the preeminent source of business knowledge by organizing the world’s business information and overlaying AI-based technology to enable professionals to make better, faster and more confident decisions.

In her role, U-Jin helps clients gain an information edge and become dramatically more productive by discovering critical data points and trends that others miss. Prior to Alphasense, U-Jin was a reporter at TheStreet.com and a business development manager for Gerson, Lehrman Group.

John Miller joined Cowen Washington Research Group in September 2021 and covers ESG and sustainability policy. Mr. Miller previously served as a vice president and senior ESG research analyst at Calvert Research and Management, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where he developed and built a quantitative, company-level ESG risk/reward assessment framework targeted towards the global energy and utility sectors. Mr. Miller also worked at the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as branch chief in the Office of Enforcement, Division of Analytics and Surveillance. Earlier, he served as Technical and Policy Advisor to a FERC commissioner and as an energy analyst in FERC’s Office of Enforcement.

Mr. Miller holds a B.A. in economic history and political science from The George Washington University, and a Master’s in global history from The London School of Economics and Political Science, where he focused on developmental economics. John also holds the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting certification, which is granted by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).

Steve Nickelsburg is a Partner in Clifford Chance with broad experience in internal investigations, government enforcement matters, and complex civil litigation. He represents and advises corporate clients, sovereign and multilateral institutions, and individuals in cases with cross-border implications, including anticorruption, economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, unfair competition, and intellectual property theft, as well as matters involving human rights claims and sovereign immunity. Steve also advises multinational companies on litigation and transactional risk assessment, risk mitigation strategies, and compliance measures.

Steve is a member of Clifford Chance’s global Business and Human Rights Risk team, Global ESG Board, and a member of the Vance Center Committee of The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice.

Tejal joined the SOC Investment Group in 2016, where she has focused on corporate accountability and shareholder advocacy.  Prior to the SOC, Tejal was a Senior Associate at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), where she worked with asset owners and asset managers in the development and implementation of their proxy voting guidelines.  Before ISS, Tejal was an Associate at a Connecticut-based law firm, where she represented institutional lenders in a variety of commercial finance transactions and advised public and private companies on securities law related matters.  She currently serves as a board member for the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) and previously served on the U.S. Asset Owners Advisory Council from 2019-2021.  She holds a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law and a MSc. from the London School of Economics.

Tanya Rakpraja has nearly 20 years of experience working in finance, community development and public policy. Prior to joining Annaly in 2018, Ms. Rakpraja served as Senior Director of Strategic Lending Initiatives at Capital Impact Partners, the Community Development F inancial Institution with which Annaly has a social impact joint
venture. Prior to that, Ms. Rakpraja was at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for six years where she designed and managed financial market facilities established during the financial cris is after starting her career working on community development and poverty reduction strategies both domestically and internationally for six years. Ms.
Rakpraja received a B.A from Brown University and a M.P.A from Princeton University.

Ben Maiden is the editor-at-large of Corporate Secretary, having joined the company in December 2016. He is based in New York. He had previously been managing editor of Compliance Reporter since January 2007, covering regulatory and compliance issues affecting broker-dealers and asset management firms. Before that, Ben was editor of International Financial Law Review and IFLR’s Americas editor, working in London and New York.

Laurence Taylor is a content researcher and conference producer at IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary where he is responsible for crowd-sourcing intelligence on the big global issues facing public companies. In this role, Laurence creates industry-wide conferences overseeing the event all the way from conception to completion.
Prior to this role, Laurence held similar roles with Westminster insight, A UK based policy organisation for both private and public sector. Laurence also produced events for Metal Bulletin, American Metal Market, and Industrial Minerals market.

Steve Wade is a content researcher and conference producer at IR Magazine where he is responsible for crowd-sourcing intelligence on the big global issues facing investor relations. Steve also creates events where the IROs and the wider financial community can discuss, debate and learn about ways to develop the IR function.

Prior to IR Magazine, Steven’s background has been in corporate social responsibility and responsible investment. During his time at Ethical Corporation (now Reuters Events), Steve launched the ESG symposium, an event focused on connecting the socially responsible investment community with corporate sustainability leaders at listed companies. Steve was a judge for the Deloitte Green Frog Awards, celebrating the best corporate reporting in Eastern Europe. Steve also presented research at the Global Sustainable Event Summit in London and has spoken about extra-financial reporting with the United Nations Global Compact, the World Bank and the Polish Ministry of Finance.

Steve has a degree in Event Management and enjoys playing rugby in his spare time.